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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 848 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at University at Buffalo

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree graphic arts students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Temple University

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read more about Visual Communications at Carnegie Mellon

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Washington University Visual Communications Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Maryland Institute College of Art is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

MICA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Maryland Institute College of Art

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 82 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pratt Institute Visual Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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